Getting a new Aadhaar

You enrol for free at an Aadhaar centre, keep the enrolment slip, and download your Aadhaar once it is ready.

For whom: Anyone living in Telangana who has never had an Aadhaar, from a newborn baby to an adult. If you had an Aadhaar and lost it, see the guide on lost documents.

Published on 30-10-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.

For everyone

Find the nearest Aadhaar centre on UIDAI's centre locator (Bhuvan Aadhaar). Aadhaar centres are run in banks, post offices, BSNL and State Government offices. UIDAI's own Aadhaar Seva Kendras in Telangana are in Hyderabad (Moosarambagh Metro Station), Madhapur (Reliance Cyber Ville) and Hanamkonda (KU Cross). They are open all 7 days except holidays, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.

💻 Online

bhuvan-app3.nrsc.gov.in ↗

Not confirmed: Telangana district websites (for example Wanaparthy) show some MeeSeva centres as Aadhaar centres, but we found no State list of which MeeSeva centres do Aadhaar enrolment. Check the UIDAI locator before you go.

Only if

Who needs the Aadhaar, and how old are they? 18 or older

New enrolment of people over 18 is not done at every centre: only at UIDAI's Aadhaar Seva Kendras and certain designated centres. On the locator, choose a centre marked "All enrolment (including 18+)".

💻 Online

bhuvan-app3.nrsc.gov.in ↗

For everyone

If you are going to an Aadhaar Seva Kendra, you can book a time first on UIDAI's appointment portal. Booking is free and needs no Aadhaar-linked mobile. One person can book at most 2 appointments a month, and can change one up to 24 hours before. Walk-ins also get a token.

💻 Online

bookappointment.uidai.gov.in ↗

💰 Fee: Free · Booking is free.

Not confirmed: We did not see the appointment portal's screens. Other Aadhaar centres (banks, post offices) keep their own hours; ask there whether they take bookings.

Only if

Who needs the Aadhaar, and how old are they? A child under 5 · Does the child's mother or father (or legal guardian) have an Aadhaar? Yes

Take the child to an Aadhaar centre with the mother or father (or guardian). Fill in Form 5 and show the original documents. At this age only the child's photo is taken, not fingerprints or iris. The parent confirms with their own fingerprint or iris and signs the form. The child's Aadhaar gets the address in the parent's Aadhaar.

🏛️ Aadhaar centre (Aadhaar Seva Kendra or Aadhaar enrolment centre)

📎 Aadhaar enrolment form, The child's birth certificate, The parents' Aadhaar

💰 Fee: Free · New Aadhaar enrolment is free.

⏱️ within 30 days · By UIDAI, Aadhaar for under-18s is normally generated within 30 days of enrolment.

Only if

Who needs the Aadhaar, and how old are they? Someone aged 5 to 17 · How will the child be enrolled? With a parent's Aadhaar (the parent comes along)

Go to an Aadhaar centre with the child and the mother or father. Fill in Form 3 and show the original documents. The child's photo, ten fingerprints and both irises are taken. The parent confirms with their Aadhaar, by fingerprint or iris. The child's Aadhaar gets the address in the parent's Aadhaar.

🏛️ Aadhaar centre (Aadhaar Seva Kendra or Aadhaar enrolment centre)

📎 Aadhaar enrolment form, Proof of the child's relationship to the parent, The parents' Aadhaar

💰 Fee: Free · New Aadhaar enrolment is free.

⏱️ within 30 days · By UIDAI, Aadhaar for under-18s is normally generated within 30 days of enrolment.

Only if

Who needs the Aadhaar, and how old are they? Someone aged 5 to 17 · How will the child be enrolled? With the child's own documents

Take the child to an Aadhaar centre. Fill in Form 3 and show the originals of the child's own documents. The child's photo, ten fingerprints and both irises are taken.

🏛️ Aadhaar centre (Aadhaar Seva Kendra or Aadhaar enrolment centre)

📎 Aadhaar enrolment form, The child's proof of identity and address, The child's proof of date of birth

💰 Fee: Free · New Aadhaar enrolment is free.

⏱️ within 30 days · By UIDAI, Aadhaar for under-18s is normally generated within 30 days of enrolment.

Only if

Who needs the Aadhaar, and how old are they? 18 or older

Go to the Aadhaar centre yourself; you cannot enrol by sending documents by post or online. Fill in Form 1 and show the original documents. Your photo, ten fingerprints and both irises are taken. Aadhaar is for residents: you must have lived in India for 182 days or more in the 12 months before you apply.

🏛️ Aadhaar centre (Aadhaar Seva Kendra or Aadhaar enrolment centre)

📎 Aadhaar enrolment form, Proof of identity (with your name and photo), Proof of address (with your name and address), Proof of date of birth (if you have one)

💰 Fee: Free · New Aadhaar enrolment is free.

⏱️ within 180 days · By UIDAI, an adult's Aadhaar is normally generated within 180 days of enrolment. The request may be sent to State authorities for verification before the Aadhaar is issued.

Not confirmed: We found no official document on how State authorities verify a new adult enrolment in Telangana. Ask at the centre.

For everyone

Before you sign, check that the name, date of birth, gender and address shown on the screen are right in English and in Telugu. Ask for any mistake to be fixed then. A mobile number is not compulsory, but give your own (not the operator's or anyone else's): Aadhaar status messages and OTPs go to it.

🏛️ Aadhaar centre (Aadhaar Seva Kendra or Aadhaar enrolment centre)

Take the acknowledgement slip and keep it safe. It carries your enrolment number (EID): 14 digits followed by the date and time. It is not your Aadhaar number; you need it to check the status and for any later correction. Take back all your original documents.

🏛️ Aadhaar centre (Aadhaar Seva Kendra or Aadhaar enrolment centre)

10.

On the myAadhaar portal, under "Check Enrolment & Update Status", enter the enrolment number (EID) with its date and time to see whether your Aadhaar is ready. You can also call 1947 (toll-free).

💻 Online

myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in ↗

11.

Once your Aadhaar is ready, download e-Aadhaar on the myAadhaar portal with your enrolment number or Aadhaar number; an OTP comes to the mobile you gave at enrolment. e-Aadhaar is as valid as the Aadhaar letter. The PDF password is the first 4 letters of your name in capitals, then your year of birth. The Aadhaar letter also comes to your address by ordinary post. If you gave no mobile, an Aadhaar centre can download it after a fingerprint check and give a colour print (₹40).

💻 Online

myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in ↗

💰 Fee: Free · Downloading online is free. Download and colour print at a centre costs ₹40.

Not confirmed: The Aadhaar Seva Kendra page (October 2026) gives ₹40 for the print at a centre; UIDAI's FAQ page still says ₹30. Check the amount on your receipt.

Only if

Who needs the Aadhaar, and how old are they? A child under 5 / Someone aged 5 to 17

12.

A child enrolled before 5 must have the biometrics (photo, fingerprints, irises) updated at an Aadhaar centre on turning 5, and every child again on turning 15. The Aadhaar number stays the same. This update is done on its own, not together with other changes.

🏛️ Aadhaar centre (Aadhaar Seva Kendra or Aadhaar enrolment centre)

💰 Fee: Free · Free the first time between ages 5 and 7, and the first or second time between 15 and 17. Also free between 7 and 15 until 30 September 2027. Otherwise ₹125.

You cannot get this

A child under 5 gets Aadhaar only on the basis of the mother's, father's or legal guardian's Aadhaar. If none of them has an Aadhaar, the child cannot be enrolled.

Instead, see:

First the mother or father must enrol for Aadhaar. In this guide, choose the age "18 or older" to see those steps.

Documents you need

Aadhaar enrolment form

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By age: Form 5 for a child under 5, Form 3 for ages 5 to below 18, Form 1 for 18 and over. Fill it in English capital letters.

If you don't have it:

The centre gives it to you. The forms are also on the UIDAI website under "Enrolment & Update Forms".

The child's birth certificate

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A birth certificate issued under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. It proves both the relationship to the parent and the date of birth. It is compulsory for a child born on or after 1 October 2023. For a legal guardian, the guardianship document from a government authority or a court proves the relationship.

If you don't have it:

→ Birth certificate

The parents' Aadhaar

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Both parents' Aadhaar numbers are asked for. If the child lives with only one parent or with a legal guardian, that person's Aadhaar is enough. One of them must come to the centre and confirm with a fingerprint or iris scan.

Proof of the child's relationship to the parent

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Any one that shows the child's name and the parent's name: birth certificate; Indian passport; domicile certificate from the State Government; SC/ST/OBC caste certificate; guardianship document; transgender identity card or certificate.

If you don't have it:

→ Birth certificate

The child's proof of identity and address

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Any one with the child's name, photo and an address in India: Indian passport; domicile certificate from the State Government; SC/ST/OBC caste certificate; transgender identity card or certificate.

If you don't have it:

→ Caste certificate

The child's proof of date of birth

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Any one of: birth certificate; Indian passport; transgender identity card or certificate. The name and date of birth must be the same on all the documents.

If you don't have it:

→ Birth certificate

Proof of identity (with your name and photo)

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Any one of: Indian passport; ration card with photo; voter ID card; driving licence; service photo ID from a government or public sector body; pensioner photo ID; CGHS/ECHS/ESIC card; SC/ST/OBC caste certificate; mark sheet or certificate from a recognised board or university; transgender identity card. The full list is in UIDAI's list of documents (List III).

Proof of address (with your name and address)

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Any one of: Indian passport; ration card; voter ID card; service or pensioner photo ID; SC/ST/OBC caste certificate; an electricity, water, landline/post-paid mobile/broadband or gas bill not older than 3 months; a registered sale or gift deed, or a rent or lease agreement; a life or medical insurance policy (within a year of issue); a certificate in UIDAI's format from a Tahsildar, MP, MLA, village panchayat head or secretary, or Village Revenue Officer (valid for 3 months). A driving licence does not count as proof of address.

Proof of date of birth (if you have one)

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Any one of: birth certificate; Indian passport; mark sheet or certificate; service or pensioner photo ID; transgender identity card. Without proof, your date of birth is recorded as "declared", and only the year of birth is printed on your Aadhaar.

If you don't have it:

→ Birth certificate

If something goes wrong

If it is rejected

If an SMS says your enrolment was rejected, check the status on myAadhaar to see why (mismatched documents, wrong details, an invalid document and the like). Enrol again with the right documents. For questions call 1947 or e-mail help@uidai.gov.in.

UIDAI contact centre (1947, toll-free)

myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in ↗📞 1947

If it is late

If the Aadhaar has not come after 30 days for a child or 180 days for an adult, file a complaint with your enrolment number (EID) on the myAadhaar grievance page, or call 1947. Do not enrol again: if the first enrolment produced an Aadhaar, every later attempt is rejected. You can also contact UIDAI's Regional Office at Ameerpet, Hyderabad (reception 040-23739269).

UIDAI contact centre (1947, toll-free)

myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in ↗📞 1947

If you are asked for more money

New Aadhaar enrolment is completely free; you pay nothing at the centre. If anyone asks for money, tell the Centre Manager or Operations Manager if it is an Aadhaar Seva Kendra. Call 1947, e-mail help@uidai.gov.in, or file a complaint on myAadhaar.

UIDAI contact centre (1947, toll-free)

myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in ↗📞 1947

→ Birth certificate → Getting lost documents again → Updating your Aadhaar → Linking Aadhaar to your bank account (DBT seeding)

Updated on 30-10-2026

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